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LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1957 |
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In
The News In 1957
First civil rights bill since Reconstruction to protect blacks'
voting rights is approved by Congress.
Hurricane "Audrey" destroys Cameron, Louisiana killing
390 people.
National Guardsmen bar 9 black students from entering previously
all-white Central High School in Little Rock. Russians launch
Sputnik I, first earth-orbiting satellite. |
Entertainment
in 1957
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Albert Camus - France
* Best Selling Fiction - By Love Possessed, James Gould Cozzens
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - Kids Say the Darndest Things! Art
Linkletter
* Best Picture - The Bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia
* Best Director - David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai
* Best Actress - Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve
* Best Actor - Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Sport
champions in 1957
* MLB - Milwaukee Brewers
* NFL - Detroit Lions
* NBA - Boston Celtics
* NHL - Montreal Canadiens
* NCAA-Basketball - North Carolina
* KY Derby - Iron Liege
* U.S. Open Golf - Dick Mayer
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Malcolm Anderson
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Althea Gibson |
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